Autodesk to Release AutoCAD for Mac, iPad and iPhone

[MacRumors]

Autodesk is expected to announce the release of AutoCAD for the Mac, iPad and iPhone platforms on Tuesday. This represents the return of AutoCAD to the Mac platform after nearly a two decade hiatus.

The return of AutoCAD to the Mac could help Apple sustain its momentum in the competitive market for personal computers, especially with business customers, where Apple has made significant inroads recently. Autodesk estimates that 10 million people use the AutoCAD software around the world, and the company said that its customers had been asking for a Mac version with growing frequency.

We first revealed screenshots of the beta version of AutoCAD back in May which had undergone early testing.

Meanwhile a mobile version called AutoCAD WS will be available free on Apple's App Store for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. The free version is said to allow users to view AutoCAD designs and make minor changes.

The Mac OS X version of AutoCAD should be released by the end of October.

Article Link: Autodesk to Release AutoCAD for Mac, iPad and iPhone

 

[Intell]

Yay! One more stake through Windows' heart! Now I just need MS Visual Studio or a like that can make C++ programmes for school...

 

[roski11]

I gotta cop that

all the money is in CAD these days

 

[Amnak]

So AutoCAD is like a 3d model software

 

[Cat-toy]

I like this, I use CAD on pc daily

goo move

 

[kennycheng93]

iPhone & iPad?

Why do people need AutoCad on iPhone & iPad?

 

[lostngone]

Full circle!

Whoo Hooo....

AutoCad is going to run on Mac once again!

 

[brasskey]

Why do people need AutoCad on iPhone & iPad?

"to view AutoCAD designs and make minor changes."

 

[DavidLeblond]

Yay! One more stake through Windows' heart! Now I just need MS Visual Studio or a like that can make C++ programmes for school...

XCode will do C++ just fine.

 

[rgarjr]

So AutoCAD is like a 3d model software

yeah it does 2D as well as 3D modeling. It is one of the oldest programs out there. Glad it's returning back to Mac.

 

[Somtaaw]

Why do people need AutoCad on iPhone & iPad?

To view AutoCAD files on the fly. It's actually a pretty neat idea.

I just wish a developer would make an app that allows you to view .obj or .fbx model files for iPhone or iPad. That'd be a pretty useful niche app.

 

[Liam8]

All i have to say is finally

 

[-SD-]

Excellent news. Good to hear that the WS version is free.

 

[ezekielrage_99]

I wonder if this means we'll be seeing 3DSMAX on a Mac as well, soon hopefully

 

[Intell]

XCode will do C++ just fine.

But it can't do Win32 programs that run on the prof's Vista box.

 

[joshjoshlol]

Hoping to see some 64 bit goodness. So much of the Adobe CS5 suite left much to be desired with their questionable hodgepodge adoption of 64 bit on OSX...

 

[butterfly0fdoom]

But it can't do Win32 programs that run on the prof's Vista box.

Your professor uses Vista? I think there's a bigger problem at hand here.

 

[Intell]

Your professor uses Vista? I think there's a bigger problem at hand here.

Its not his fault. Blame the Uni. The whole campus is running Vista.

 

[VPrime]

I wonder if this means we'll be seeing 3DSMAX on a Mac as well, soon hopefully

I wish, using max in a vm sucks

 

[joelom]

i wish it was solidworks. sigh...

 

[shaolindave]

how much?

 

[3282868]

AWESOME. Now I can remove Windows 7! (shoot, I still need it for Blu-ray movies )

 

[ranReloaded]

Its not his fault. Blame the Uni. The whole campus is running Vista.

As Steve would put it: "You're going to the wrong University"

Back in the day, we had Windows NT4/Solaris dual boot Fujitsus. The C lessons
were taught exclusively on Solaris/emacs...

 

[dawnrazor]

CAN I HEAR A "HELL YEAH"!

 

[Counterfit]

Sure could have used this 7 years ago when I was a mechanical engineering major.